diff --git a/openflexure_microscope/api/v1/blueprints/base.py b/openflexure_microscope/api/v1/blueprints/base.py
index 2195a025..a4fe6c36 100644
--- a/openflexure_microscope/api/v1/blueprints/base.py
+++ b/openflexure_microscope/api/v1/blueprints/base.py
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ class ConfigAPI(MicroscopeView):
 
         logging.debug("Updating settings from POST request.")
 
-        self.microscope.write_config(payload.json)
+        self.microscope.apply_config(payload.json)
         self.microscope.save_config()
 
         return jsonify(self.microscope.read_config(json_safe=True))
diff --git a/openflexure_microscope/camera/base.py b/openflexure_microscope/camera/base.py
index 8dbf339f..7f0a5e6c 100644
--- a/openflexure_microscope/camera/base.py
+++ b/openflexure_microscope/camera/base.py
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ class BaseCamera(metaclass=ABCMeta):
         pass
 
     @abstractmethod
-    def read_config(self):
+    def read_config(self) -> dict:
         """Return the current settings as a dictionary"""
         pass
 
diff --git a/openflexure_microscope/camera/pi.py b/openflexure_microscope/camera/pi.py
index 6a2bbd99..9b4c7332 100644
--- a/openflexure_microscope/camera/pi.py
+++ b/openflexure_microscope/camera/pi.py
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ class StreamingCamera(BaseCamera):
             self.camera.close()
 
     # HANDLE SETTINGS
-    def read_config(self):
+    def read_config(self) -> dict:
         """
         Return config dictionary of the StreamingCamera.
         """
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ class StreamingCamera(BaseCamera):
 
         return conf_dict
 
-    def apply_config(self, config: dict) -> None:
+    def apply_config(self, config: dict):
         """
         Write a config dictionary to the StreamingCamera config.
 
diff --git a/openflexure_microscope/microscope.py b/openflexure_microscope/microscope.py
index 81a447ea..d608e39b 100644
--- a/openflexure_microscope/microscope.py
+++ b/openflexure_microscope/microscope.py
@@ -164,15 +164,11 @@ class Microscope:
 
         # If attached to a camera
         if ('camera_settings' in config) and self.camera:
-            # Update camera config
             self.camera.apply_config(config['camera_settings'])
 
         # If attached to a stage
         if ('stage_settings' in config) and self.stage:
-            if 'backlash' in config:
-                # Construct backlash array
-                backlash = axes_to_array(config['backlash'], ['x', 'y', 'z'], [0, 0, 0])
-                self.stage.backlash = backlash
+            self.stage.apply_config(config['stage_settings'])
 
         # Todo: tidy up with some loopy goodness
         if 'id' in config:
@@ -208,21 +204,8 @@ class Microscope:
             settings_current['camera_settings'] = settings_current_camera
 
         # If attached to a stage
-        # TODO: Offload to stage object
         if self.stage:
-            if hasattr(self.stage.backlash, 'tolist'):
-                backlash = self.stage.backlash.tolist() 
-            else:
-                backlash = self.stage.backlash
-
-            settings_current_stage = {
-                'backlash': {
-                    'x': backlash[0],
-                    'y': backlash[1],
-                    'z': backlash[2],
-                }
-            }
-
+            settings_current_stage = self.stage.read_config()
             settings_current['stage_settings'] = settings_current_stage
 
         settings_full = self.settings_file.merge(settings_current)
diff --git a/openflexure_microscope/stage/base.py b/openflexure_microscope/stage/base.py
index 297f0f45..13d23be9 100644
--- a/openflexure_microscope/stage/base.py
+++ b/openflexure_microscope/stage/base.py
@@ -11,6 +11,16 @@ class BaseStage(metaclass=ABCMeta):
     def __init__(self):
         self.lock = StrictLock(timeout=5)
 
+    @abstractmethod
+    def apply_config(self, config: dict):
+        """Update settings from a config dictionary"""
+        pass
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    def read_config(self):
+        """Return the current settings as a dictionary"""
+        pass
+
     @property
     @abstractmethod
     def state(self):
diff --git a/openflexure_microscope/stage/sanga.py b/openflexure_microscope/stage/sanga.py
index fbccb9f4..2959b0e9 100644
--- a/openflexure_microscope/stage/sanga.py
+++ b/openflexure_microscope/stage/sanga.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import logging
 from collections.abc import Iterable
 from .sangaboard import Sangaboard
 from openflexure_microscope.stage.base import BaseStage
+from openflexure_microscope.utilities import axes_to_array
 
 
 class SangaStage(BaseStage):
@@ -22,8 +23,9 @@ class SangaStage(BaseStage):
         BaseStage.__init__(self)
 
         self.board = Sangaboard(port, **kwargs)
-        self._backlash = None
-        self.axis_names = ['x', 'y', 'z']
+
+        self._backlash = None  # Initialise backlash storage, used by property setter/getter
+        self.axis_names = ['x', 'y', 'z']  # Assume all sangaboards are 3 axis
 
     @property
     def state(self):
@@ -80,6 +82,28 @@ class SangaStage(BaseStage):
         else:
             self._backlash = np.array([int(blsh)]*self.n_axes, dtype=np.int)
 
+    def apply_config(self, config: dict):
+        """Update settings from a config dictionary"""
+
+        # Set backlash. Expects a dictionary with axis labels
+        if 'backlash' in config:
+            # Construct backlash array
+            backlash = axes_to_array(config['backlash'], ['x', 'y', 'z'], [0, 0, 0])
+            self.backlash = backlash
+
+    def read_config(self) -> dict:
+        """Return the current settings as a dictionary"""
+        blsh = self.backlash.tolist()
+        config = {
+                'backlash': {
+                    'x': blsh[0],
+                    'y': blsh[1],
+                    'z': blsh[2],
+                }
+            }
+
+        return config
+
     def move_rel(self, displacement, axis=None, backlash=True):
         """Make a relative move, optionally correcting for backlash.
         displacement: integer or array/list of 3 integers